Faith in Practice

Peace isn’t found by rewriting the past or controlling the future. Scripture shows us that anxiety grows when we live in places God never asked us to stay. When we learn to stop dwelling on what was and fearing what might be, we discover the freedom of walking with God in the present moment, where truth, prayer, and peace actually meet us.

When Money Stops Being a Tool and Starts Being a God Most people don’t think of themselves as idol worshipers. That sounds ancient, primitive, or dramatic. Golden calves, stone statues, pagan temples. That stuff feels far removed from modern life. But idols didn’t disappear. They just got smarter, quieter, and socially acceptable. Money sits at the front of the line. There’s a saying people repeat casually, almost jokingly: “Everyone has a price.” It’s meant to sound realisti

Most of us don’t wake up planning to get offended or to offend someone else. It usually happens right in the middle of a normal, everyday conversation. Someone says something that lands wrong. A tone feels dismissive. A comment brushes against something personal. At first it’s subtle. You’re still listening, still nodding, but something inside tightens. Before long, you’re no longer really hearing them. You’re preparing your response. Not to understand, but to protect yoursel

A new year does not truly begin when the calendar turns. It begins when the heart pauses long enough to ask an honest question before God. Who am I becoming, and who is shaping me? Every year arrives carrying weight. Some carry disappointment. Some carry pride. Some carry wounds that still ache. Others carry dreams that feel fragile and unfinished. Culture tells us January is about reinvention. Scripture tells us it is about transformation. Those two ideas are not the same. R